The acquisition of SolarCity (SCTY) by Tesla Motors (TSLA) for $5.4 billion in an all stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, each share of SolarCity common stock will be converted into the right to receive 0.110 shares of Tesla common stock.

On August 2, 2016, Gannett (GCI) announced that it has extended its tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of ReachLocal (RLOC) to August 8, 2016, unless further extended.

On August 3, 2016, Skullcandy (SKUL), and Incipio jointly announced that they have entered into an amendment to their previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger. Pursuant to the Amendment, Purchaser increased the offer price to acquire all the outstanding shares of common stock of Skullcandy from $5.75 per share to $6.10 per share in cash, or a total of approximately $188.6 million.

On August 5, 2016, The federal judge assigned to decide whether two high-profile health insurer mergers violate antitrust laws has ordered the case involving Anthem (ANTM) and Cigna (CI) to be reassigned to another judge.

Expected to close in the first quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $126 million. Under the terms of the agreement, TDK will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of HTI for base consideration of US$3.62 per share, plus additional consideration of up to US$0.38 per share, depending on the level of cash (subject to certain adjustments) less any outstanding borrowings on HTI’s revolving line of credit (“net cash”) held by HTI as of the last day of the fiscal month immediately preceding the closing date.

Update(s)

March 4, 2016: The Company expects to complete the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement during the second calendar quarter of 2016.

Expected to close in the first quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $126 million. Under the terms of the agreement, TDK will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of HTI for base consideration of US$3.62 per share, plus additional consideration of up to US$0.38 per share, depending on the level of cash (subject to certain adjustments) less any outstanding borrowings on HTI’s revolving line of credit (“net cash”) held by HTI as of the last day of the fiscal month immediately preceding the closing date.

Update(s)

March 4, 2016: The Company expects to complete the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement during the second calendar quarter of 2016.

June 28, 2016: Since the FTC is continuing its review of the Hutchinson Technology (HTCH) merger and has not indicated when its review may be completed, we are moving the closing date by three months to September 30, 2016.

July 27, 2016: Hutchinson Technology (HTCH) reported that it received a letter from the Antitrust Division of the DOJ, which has opened an investigation relating to the sale of suspension assemblies for use in hard disk drives. The DOJ’s letter stated that neither HTI nor any HTI employee is currently a subject of the DOJ investigation. The FTC review of Hutchinson’s acquisition by TDK is still in progress.

Expected to close before the end of the year after the approval of Alere shareholders and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions for a closing value of $5.8 billion. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of Alere will receive $56.00 per share in cash.

Update(s)

April 29, 2016: Alere (ALR) rejected Abbott Laboratories’s (ABT) attempt to end its $5.8 billion pending acquisition of the company.

Update(s)

April 29, 2016: Alere (ALR) rejected Abbott Laboratories’s (ABT) attempt to end its $5.8 billion pending acquisition of the company.

July 27, 2016: On July 27, 2016 Alere received a U.S. Department of Justice subpoena regarding government-billing practices. The company released a statement claiming that the billing concerned “accounted for significantly less than 1% of Alere’s total revenues” and is not material.

Expected to close in the second half of 2016 for a closing value of $54.2 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Cigna shareholders will receive $103.40 in cash and 0.5152 Anthem common shares for each Cigna common share.

Update(s)

July 22, 2016:The Justice Department filed lawsuits to block two megadeals in the health insurance industry, saying the deals would harm competition across the country. The DOJ filed suits to block the mergers of Anthem (ANTM) and Cigna (CI) as well as Aetna (AET) and Humana (HUM).

August 5, 2016: The federal judge assigned to decide whether two high-profile health insurer mergers violate antitrust laws has ordered the case involving Anthem (ANTM) and Cigna (CI) to be reassigned to another judge.

Expected to close in the second half of 2016 for a closing value of $37 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Humana stockholders will receive $125.00 in cash and 0.8375 Aetna common shares for each Humana share.

July 9 , 2016: WellCare Health Plans (WCG) and Centene (CNC) made competing offers for the Medicare Advantage insurance plans that Aetna (AET) is looking to shed as it seeks clearance for its acquisition of Humana (HUM).

July 22, 2016:The Justice Department filed lawsuits to block two megadeals in the health insurance industry, saying the deals would harm competition across the country. The DOJ filed suits to block the mergers of Anthem (ANTM) and Cigna (CI) as well as Aetna (AET) and Humana (HUM).

A consortium of investors including The Vistria Group, LLC, funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC and and Najafi Companies (N/A)

All Cash

$1.1 billion

$10.00

$8.95

290,958

08/31/2016

11.73%

186.18%

Details of Apollo Education Group, Inc.

Expected to close by Apollo Education Group’s fiscal year-end, in August, 2016 for a closing value of $1.1 billion. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of Apollo Education Group will receive $9.50 per share in cash.

Update(s)April 28, 2016: Apollo Education Group (APOL) announced that the Special Meeting of Shareholdershas been adjourned to May 6, 2016 in order to provide additional time for shareholders to vote.Of the Class A shares voted to date, nearly 58% voted FOR the proposed transaction. However, the favorable vote of a majority of all outstanding Class A shares is required to adopt this proposal, and the votes to date in favor of the transaction do not yet constitute a majority of the outstanding shares.

Update(s)

April 28, 2016: Apollo Education Group (APOL) announced that the Special Meeting of Shareholders has been adjourned to May 6, 2016 in order to provide additional time for shareholders to vote.Of the Class A shares voted to date, nearly 58% voted FOR the proposed transaction. However, the favorable vote of a majority of all outstanding Class A shares is required to adopt this proposal, and the votes to date in favor of the transaction do not yet constitute a majority of the outstanding shares.

May 1, 2016: Apollo Education Group (APOL) announced that it has received a revised offer from a consortium of investors including The Vistria Group, funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management and the Najafi Companies. Under the revised terms, which represent a best and final offer, the consortium has increased the price at which it would acquire the company to $10.00 per share in cash for both Class A and Class B shares.

Update(s)

April 28, 2016: Apollo Education Group (APOL) announced that the Special Meeting of Shareholders has been adjourned to May 6, 2016 in order to provide additional time for shareholders to vote.Of the Class A shares voted to date, nearly 58% voted FOR the proposed transaction. However, the favorable vote of a majority of all outstanding Class A shares is required to adopt this proposal, and the votes to date in favor of the transaction do not yet constitute a majority of the outstanding shares.Update(s)

May 1, 2016: Apollo Education Group (APOL) announced that it has received a revised offer from a consortium of investors including The Vistria Group, funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management and the Najafi Companies. Under the revised terms, which represent a best and final offer, the consortium has increased the price at which it would acquire the company to $10.00 per share in cash for both Class A and Class B shares.

May 2, 2016: Apollo Education Group (APOL) announced that its shareholders have approved the merger agreement for the proposed acquisition by a consortium of investors, including The Vistria Group, funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management and the Najafi Companies.

Expected to close in the spring of 2017 for a closing value of approximately $12.2 billion ina cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Westar shareholders will receive $60.00 per share of total consideration for each share of Westar common stock, consisting of $51.00 in cash and $9.00 in Great Plains Energy common stock, subject to a 7.5 percent collar based upon the Great Plains Energy common stock price at the time of the closing of the transaction, with the exchange ratio for the stock consideration ranging between 0.2709 to 0.3148 shares of Great Plains Energy common stock for each Westar share of common stock, representing a consideration mix of 85 percent cash and 15 percent stock.

Expected to close by the first quarter of 2017 for a closing value of $2.3 billion. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of Trina Solar will receive $11.60 per American depositary share (ADS). Each ADS represents 50 ordinary shares of the company.

Expected to close in the first quarter of 2017 for a closing value of $11.3 billion. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of The Valspar Corporation will receive $113 per share in cash. Under the terms of the merger agreement, in what both companies believe to be the unlikely event that divestitures are required of businesses totaling more than $650 million of Valspar’s 2015 revenues, the transaction price would be adjusted to $105 in cash per Valspar share.

Expected to close by September 2016 for a closing value of $2.5 billion. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of InterOil Corporation will receive $45 per share in cash. A Contingent Resource Payment (CRP), which will be an additional cash payment of $7.07 per share for each trillion cubic feet equivalent (tcfe) gross resource certification of the Elk-Antelope field above 6.2 tcfe, up to a maximum of 10 tcfe. The CRP will be paid on the completion of the interim certification process in accordance with the Share Purchase Agreement with Total SA, which will include the Antelope-7 appraisal well, scheduled to be drilled later in 2016. The CRP will not be transferrable and will not be listed on any exchange.

The number of ExxonMobil shares paid per share of InterOil will be calculated based on the volume weighted average price (VWAP) of ExxonMobil shares over a measuring period of 10 days ending shortly before the closing date. We are treating this as a special conditions deal with an estimated closing price of $52.07 consisting of $45 of ExxonMobil shares and $7.07 of the CRP payment with the realization that both the share portion and the CRP payment could be higher or lower at closing.

Expected to close by the end of 2016 for a closing value of $1.1 billion. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of Carmike Cinemas will receive $30.00 per share in cash.

Update(s)

July 13, 2016: Carmike (CKEC) announced that it would postpone Friday’s special shareholder meeting to vote on AMC’s $740 million, $30 per share offer. The new meeting date will be July 25 at 9 a.m.

July 25, 2016: AMC Theatres (AMC) announced that it has entered into an amended and restated merger agreement pursuant to which AMC will acquire all outstanding shares of Carmike Cinemas (CKEC) for $33.06 per share in cash and stock. The amended merger agreement represents AMC’s “best and final” offer. The revised offer provides an additional $3.06 per share or 10.2% more than the previous offer. Carmike stockholders can elect to receive $33.06 in cash or 1.0819 AMC shares per Carmike share.

Expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $38.1 million. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of Polonia Bancorp will be entitled to elect to receive either 0.7591 shares of Prudential common stock or $11.28 in cash for each common share of Polonia, subject to proration and allocation to ensure that 50% of outstanding Polonia shares are exchanged for shares of Prudential common stock and 50% are exchanged for cash.

Expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $641 million in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of Apollo Residential Mortgage will receive approximately 0.417 ARI shares of common stock per AMTG share of common stock and approximately $7.53 per share in cash.

The cash portion of the consideration, and thus the total purchase price, is subject to adjustment based upon fluctuations in AMTG’s book value.

Expected to close in the first quarter of 2017 for a closing value of $1.4 billion in an all stock deal. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of Yadkin Financial will receive 2.16 shares of FNB common stock for each common share of Yadkin.

Dangdang Holding Company Limited and Dangdang Merger Company Limited (N/A)

All Cash

$556 million

$6.70

$6.45

229,132

12/31/2016

3.88%

9.76%

Details of E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc.

Expected to close in the second half of 2016 for a closing value of $556 million in a going-private transaction. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of E-Commerce China Dangdang will receive $6.70 per American depositary share of the Company, each ADS representing five Class A Shares of the Company.

Expected to close by the end of the year for a closing value of $4.4 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, each share of Lionsgate common stock will be reclassified into 0.5 voting and 0.5 newly created non-voting shares. Holders of each share of Starz Series A common stock will receive $18.00 in cash as well as 0.6784 of a share of Lionsgate non-voting stock based on a fixed exchange ratio. Holders of each share of Starz Series B common stock will receive $7.26 in cash and 0.6321 of a share of Lionsgate voting stock and 0.6321 of a share of Lionsgate non-voting stock.

Expected to close in the first half of 2017 for a closing value of $14.8 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Linear Technology shareholders will receive $46.00 per share in cash and 0.2321 of a share of Analog Devices common stock for each share of Linear Technology common stock they hold at closing.

Expected to close late fourth quarter of 2016 or early first quarter of 2017 for a closing value of $145.6 million. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of Ocean Shore Holding will receive$4.35 in cash and 0.9667 shares of OceanFirst common stock for each share of Ocean Shore common stock.

Expected to close in the next few months for a closing value of approximately $2.2 billion. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of Diamond Resorts International will receive $30.25 per share in cash.

Expected to close in the second quarter of 2016 in a going private transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, a consortium of management and investors will through Parent acquire the Company for a cash consideration equal to US$3.50 per Class A and Class B ordinary share of the Company or US$14.00 per American depositary share of the Company, on the basis that each American depositary share represents four Class A ordinary shares.

Expected to close in the third quarter of 2016 in an all stock deal for $1.74 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of Rose Rock Midstream will receive 0.8136 SemGroup common shares per Rose Rock common unit.

Expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $25 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, St. Jude Medical shareholders will receive $46.75 in cash and 0.8708 shares of Abbott common stock.

Expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $402 million in an all stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of Suffolk Bancorp will receive 2.225 shares of People’s United Financial stock for each Suffolk Bancorp share.

Expected to close in late 2016 for a closing value of $11.3 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, ITC shareholders will receive US$22.57 in cash and 0.7520 Fortis shares per ITC share.

Expected to close by April 30, 2017 for a closing value of $5.4 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, each share of SolarCity common stock will be converted into the right to receive 0.110 shares of Tesla common stock.

Expected to close by 6/30/2017 for a closing value of $293 million. Under the terms of the merger agreement, BBX’s shareholders other than BFC will be entitled to receive, at their election, 5.4 shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock or $20.00 in cash for each share of BBX’s Class A Common Stock held by them. BBX Capital’s shareholders will have the right to elect to receive all cash, all stock, or a combination of cash and stock in exchange for their shares. BFC currently owns approximately 81% of BBX’s Class A Common Stock and 100% of its Class B Common Stock. We are treating this as an all-cash deal.

Expected to close for a closing value of $32 billion. Under the terms of the acquisition, each ARM Shareholder will be entitled to receive 1,700 pence in cash for each ARM share. Each ARM ADR evidences one ARM ADS, which represents three underlying ARM shares.

Expected to close on February 3, 2016 for a closing value of $2.4 billion. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of Fairchild Semiconductor International will receive $20.00 per share in cash.

Update(s)

February 19, 2016: ON Semiconductor Corporation (ON) announced that it has extended its previously announced tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Fairchild Semiconductor International (FCS) to March 3, 2016.

March 4, 2016: ON Semiconductor Corporation (ON) announced that it has extended its previously announced tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Fairchild Semiconductor International (FCS) to March 17, 2016.

March 18, 2016: ON Semiconductor Corporation (ON) announced that it has extended its previously announced tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Fairchild Semiconductor International (FCS) to March 31, 2016.

April 1, 2016: ON Semiconductor Corporation (ON) announced that it has extended its previously announced tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Fairchild Semiconductor International (FCS) to April 14, 2016.

Expected to close in the third or fourth quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $221 million in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Your Community shareholders will be entitled to receive 0.964 of a share of WesBanco common stock and cash in the amount of $7.70 per share for each share of Your Community common stock.

Expected to close in the third quarter of 2016 for a closing value of approximately $1.1 billion in a cash and stcok deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Rovi will pay $2.75 per share in cash, or approximately $277 million, subject to adjustment as described under the collar mechanism. The remainder, $7.95 per share, will be paid in shares of common stock of a new holding company that will own both Rovi and TiVo.

The stock consideration is subject to a two-way collar between Average Rovi Stock Prices of $16.00 and $25.00.

If Rovi’s stock price increases between the agreement date and the closing, TiVo stockholders will receive fewer shares (a lower exchange ratio) until the Average Rovi Stock Price reaches $25.00, at which point the exchange ratio will be fixed at 0.3180 per share.

Conversely, if Rovi’s share price decreases between signing and closing, TiVo stockholders will receive more shares (a higher exchange ratio) until the Average Rovi Stock Price reaches $18.71. Between an Average Rovi Stock Price of $18.71 (exchange ratio of 0.4250 per share) and $16.00 (exchange ratio of 0.4969 per share), Rovi has the option to pay additional cash instead of issuing more shares. If the Average Rovi Stock Price is below $16.00, Rovi may set the exchange ratio, in its sole discretion, between 0.4250 and 0.4969. If Rovi makes this election, the per share cash amount will be $10.70 minus the product of the Average Rovi Stock Price and the applicable exchange ratio that Rovi elects. In no event will the cash amount be more than $3.90 per share.

Expected to close in the third quarter of 2016 for a closing value of approximately $1.1 billion in a cash and stcok deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Rovi will pay $2.75 per share in cash, or approximately $277 million, subject to adjustment as described under the collar mechanism. The remainder, $7.95 per share, will be paid in shares of common stock of a new holding company that will own both Rovi and TiVo.
The stock consideration is subject to a two-way collar between Average Rovi Stock Prices of $16.00 and $25.00.If Rovi’s stock price increases between the agreement date and the closing, TiVo stockholders will receive fewer shares (a lower exchange ratio) until the Average Rovi Stock Price reaches $25.00, at which point the exchange ratio will be fixed at 0.3180 per share.Conversely, if Rovi’s share price decreases between signing and closing, TiVo stockholders will receive more shares (a higher exchange ratio) until the Average Rovi Stock Price reaches $18.71. Between an Average Rovi Stock Price of $18.71 (exchange ratio of 0.4250 per share) and $16.00 (exchange ratio of 0.4969 per share), Rovi has the option to pay additional cash instead of issuing more shares. If the Average Rovi Stock Price is below $16.00, Rovi may set the exchange ratio, in its sole discretion, between 0.4250 and 0.4969. If Rovi makes this election, the per share cash amount will be $10.70 minus the product of the Average Rovi Stock Price and the applicable exchange ratio that Rovi elects. In no event will the cash amount be more than $3.90 per share.

Expected to close in the first quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $2.4 billion. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of The Empire District Electric Company will receive $34.00 per share in cash.

Expected to close by mid-calendar year 2016 for a closing value of $10.6 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of KLA-Tencor will be entitled to elect to receive for the shares of KLA-Tencor stock they hold the economic equivalent of $32.00 in cash and 0.5 of a share of Lam Research common stock, in all-cash, all-stock, or mixed consideration.

Expected to close by the end of 2016 for a closing value of $371 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH) will acquire Sequenom for $2.40 per share in an all-cash transaction.

Expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $1 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, OMERS Private Equity and Harvest Partners will acquire Epiq Systems for $16.50 per share in an all-cash transaction.

Expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $2 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of Astoria Financial Corporation will receive one share of New York Community common stock and $0.50 in cash in exchange for each share of Astoria stock held at the merger date.

Expected to close sometime between September 15, and October 15, 2016 for a closing value of $1.3 billion. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of AVG Technologies will receive $25.00 per share in cash.

Expected to close in the third quarter of 2016 for a cloing value of $65.5 million. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of The First Marblehead Corporation will receive $5.05 per share in cash.

Expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016 or first quarter of 2017 for a closing value of $97.3 million in a stock or cash deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Carolina Bank Holdings shareholders will receive either 1.002 shares of First Bancorp’s common stock or $20.00 in cash for each share of Carolina Bank Holdings common stock, subject to the total consideration being 75% stock / 25% cash.

Expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016 or the first quarter of 2017 for a closing value of $143 million in an all stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, each outstanding share of Lake Sunapee common stock will be exchanged for 0.4970 shares of Bar Harbor common stock.

Expected to close by mid-2016 for a closing value of $12.2 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Starwood shareholders will receive 0.92 shares of Marriott International common stock and $2.00 in cash for each share of Starwood common stock. Starwood shareholders will separately receive consideration from the spin-off of the Starwood timeshare business and subsequent merger with Interval Leisure Group, which has an estimated value of approximately $1.3 billion to Starwood shareholders or approximately $7.80 per Starwood share, based on the 20-day VWAP of Interval Leisure Group stock ending November 13, 2015. The timeshare transaction should close prior to the Marriott-Starwood merger closing.

Since we are treating this deal as a ’special conditions’ deal, the actual value is likely to fluctuate and hence will be different from what we have entered in the database.

Update(s)

March 14, 2016: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (HOT) announced that on March 10, 2016 it received a non-binding proposal from a consortium of companies (the “Consortium”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Starwood for $76.00 per share in cash. Starwood’s Board of Directors has not changed its recommendation in support of Starwood’s merger with Marriott. The Board, in consultation with its legal and financial advisors, will carefully consider the outcome of its discussions with the Consortium in order to determine the course of action that is in the best interest of Starwood and its stockholders.

March 18, 2016: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (HOT) announced that it has received a revised binding and fully financed proposal from a consortium consisting of Anbang Insurance Group , J.C. Flowers & Co. and Primavera Capital Limited (the “Consortium”), that the Starwood Board of Directors, in consultation with its legal and financial advisors, has determined constitutes a “Superior Proposal,” as defined in Starwood’s merger agreement with Marriott International (MAR). Consistent with the terms of the Marriott merger agreement, Marriott has the right until 11:59 p.m. ET on March 28, 2016 to negotiate revisions to the existing merger agreement between Marriott and Starwood so that the proposal from the Consortium no longer constitutes a “Superior Proposal”. Starwood will negotiate in good faith with Marriott during this period, and the Starwood Board will consider in good faith any changes to the Marriott agreement that Marriott may propose during this period.

March 21, 2016: Marriott International (MAR) and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (HOT) announced that the companies have signed an amendment to their definitive merger agreement. Under the terms of the amended merger agreement, Starwood shareholders will receive $21.00 in cash and 0.80 shares of Marriott International Class A common stock for each share of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide common stock. Excluding its timeshare business, the transaction values Starwood at approximately $13.6 billion.

March 28, 2016: China’s Anbang Group again upped its offer to $14 billion, or $82.75 per share to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (HOT). Later, on April 1, 2016, Starwood announced that a consortium of companies headed by Chinese insurer Anbang Insurance Group has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Starwood for $82.75 per share and does not aim to make another offer. The withdrawal of the offer by the consortium of companies, which also included J.C. Flowers & Co. and Primavera Capital Limited, was primarily due to concerns related to the market. This announcement paves the way for Marriott International (MAR) to merge with Starwood. The two hoteliers will host their individual shareholder meetings on Apr 8 to vote for the planned merger.

Update(s)

March 14, 2016: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (HOT) announced that on March 10, 2016 it received a non-binding proposal from a consortium of companies (the “Consortium”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Starwood for $76.00 per share in cash. Starwood’s Board of Directors has not changed its recommendation in support of Starwood’s merger with Marriott. The Board, in consultation with its legal and financial advisors, will carefully consider the outcome of its discussions with the Consortium in order to determine the course of action that is in the best interest of Starwood and its stockholders.

March 18, 2016: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (HOT) announced that it has received a revised binding and fully financed proposal from a consortium consisting of Anbang Insurance Group , J.C. Flowers & Co. and Primavera Capital Limited (the “Consortium”), that the Starwood Board of Directors, in consultation with its legal and financial advisors, has determined constitutes a “Superior Proposal,” as defined in Starwood’s merger agreement with Marriott International (MAR). Consistent with the terms of the Marriott merger agreement, Marriott has the right until 11:59 p.m. ET on March 28, 2016 to negotiate revisions to the existing merger agreement between Marriott and Starwood so that the proposal from the Consortium no longer constitutes a “Superior Proposal”. Starwood will negotiate in good faith with Marriott during this period, and the Starwood Board will consider in good faith any changes to the Marriott agreement that Marriott may propose during this period.

March 21, 2016: Marriott International (MAR) and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (HOT) announced that the companies have signed an amendment to their definitive merger agreement. Under the terms of the amended merger agreement, Starwood shareholders will receive $21.00 in cash and 0.80 shares of Marriott International Class A common stock for each share of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide common stock. Excluding its timeshare business, the transaction values Starwood at approximately $13.6 billion.

March 28, 2016: China’s Anbang Group again upped its offer to $14 billion, or $82.75 per share to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (HOT). Later, on April 1, 2016, Starwood announced that a consortium of companies headed by Chinese insurer Anbang Insurance Group has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Starwood for $82.75 per share and does not aim to make another offer. The withdrawal of the offer by the consortium of companies, which also included J.C. Flowers & Co. and Primavera Capital Limited, was primarily due to concerns related to the market. This announcement paves the way for Marriott International (MAR) to merge with Starwood. The two hoteliers will host their individual shareholder meetings on Apr 8 to vote for the planned merger.

June 27, 2016: Marriott International (MAR) and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide (HOT) today announced they have received unconditional clearance from the European Union for Marriott to acquire Starwood in a merger transaction. Stockholders of both Marriott and Starwood overwhelmingly approved proposals related to the transaction on April 8 and Marriott and Starwood anticipate closing the transaction in July 2016.

Expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $1.95 billion in an all stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Parkway shareholders will receive 1.63 shares of Cousins stock for each share of Parkway stock they own.

Expected to close in the second half of 2016 for a closing value of $4.4 billion in an all stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, MRD shareholders will receive 0.375 shares of Range common stock for each share of MRD common stock held.

Expected to close in the second quarter of Nichi-Iko’s fiscal year ending March 2017 for a closing value of $736 million. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of Sagent Pharmaceuticals will receive $21.75 per share in cash.

Expected to close in the net 90 to 120 days for a closing value of $323.4 million. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of Electro Rent Corporation will receive $13.12 per share in cash.

Update(s)

June 24, 2016: Platinum Equity and Electro Rent Corporation (ELRC) announced that the purchase price for Platinum Equity’s previously announced acquisition of Electro Rent has increased by 18% to $15.50 per share in cash from $13.12 per share, now valuing the purchase price at approximately $382.2 million.

August 5, 2016: Electro Rent Corporation (ELRC) announced that at a special meeting, its shareholders approved the company’s acquisition by Platinum Equity. The transaction is expected to close on August 10, 2016, subject to satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in the merger agreement, at which time, Electro Rent’s common stock will cease to be publicly traded.

Expected to close in the third calendar quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $1.36 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of QLogic will receive $11.00 per share in cash and 0.098 of a share of Cavium common stock for each share of QLogic common stock.

Expected to close in the third quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $156 million. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of ReachLocal will receive $4.60 per share in cash.

Update(s)

August 2, 2016: Gannett (GCI) announced that Raptor Merger Sub, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gannett has extended its tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of ReachLocal (RLOC) to August 8, 2016, unless further extended.

Expected to close late in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $270 million. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of Resource America will receive $9.78 per share in cash.

Expected to close in the third quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $3.4 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of FirstMerit Corporation will receive 1.72 shares of Huntington common stock, and $5.00 in cash, for each share of FirstMerit Corporation common stock.

Expected to close during Medtronic`s second fiscal quarter ending October 28, 2016 for a closing value of $1.1 billion. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of Heartware International will receive $58.00 per share in cash.

Expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $660 million. Upon completion of the merger, sharehodlers of National Interstate Corporation will receive $32.00 per share in cash. In addition, National Interstate will pay a special dividend of $0.50 per common share upon the closing of the merger.

Expected to close by the end of fiscal year 2016 for a closing value of $16.5 billion. Immediately prior to the merger, Tyco will effect a reverse stock split so that Tyco shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.9550 shares for each of their existing Tyco shares. Johnson Controls shareholders may elect to receive either one share of the combined company for each of their Johnson Controls shares or cash equal to $34.88 per share. Elections by Johnson Controls shareholders are subject to proration such that an aggregate of approximately $3.9 billion cash is paid in the merger.

Expected to close in the second half of 2016 for a closing value of $9 billion in an all stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, IMS Health shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.384 shares of Quintiles common stock for each share of IMS Health common stock.

Expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $110 million in an all stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of Chicopee Bancorp will receive 2.425 shares of Westfield common stock for each share of Chicopee common stock.

Expected to close in the first quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $350 million in cash or stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, CommunityOne shareholders shall have the right to receive, at the election of each holder and subject to proration, $14.25 per share in cash or 0.43 of a share of Capital Bank Class A common stock, with the total consideration to consist of 85% stock and 15% cash.

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April 29, 2016: The President and CEO of CommunityOne Bancorp (COB) said that the merger with Capital Bank (CBF) is expected to close in the second quarter of 2016.

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April 29, 2016: The President and CEO of CommunityOne Bancorp (COB) said that the merger with Capital Bank (CBF) is expected to close in the second quarter of 2016.

Expected to close within the next twelve months for a closing value of $3.4 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the term of the agreement, American Capital shareholders will receive $1.470 billion in cash from Ares Capital, or $6.41 per share, plus 0.483 Ares Capital shares for each American Capital share. In a separate transaction, American Capital also announced today that it is selling American Capital Mortgage Management to American Capital Agency (AGNC) for $562 million or $2.45 per fully diluted share.

Expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $90 million in a cash or stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of First Clover Leaf’s stockholders may elect to exchange each share of First Clover Leaf common stock for either $12.87 in cash or .495 of a share of First Mid common stock, subject to certain potential adjustments. Overall elections are subject to proration such that 25 percent of the First Clover Leaf shares will be exchanged for cash and 75 percent for First Mid stock.

Expected to close in the third quarter of 2016 in an all stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, each outstanding common share of Mines Management will be exchanged for 0.2218 of a common share of Hecla.

Expected to close in the third quarter of 2016 for a closing value of $177 million. Upon completion of the merger, shareholders of Skullcandy will receive $5.75 per share in cash.

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June 27, 2016: Skullcandy (SKUL) announced that on June 24, 2016 Skullcandy’s board of directors received an unsolicited proposal from Mill Road Capital to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Skullcandy common stock for $6.05 per share in cash.

August 3, 2016: Skullcandy (SKUL), and Incipio jointly announced that they have entered into an amendment to their previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger . Pursuant to the Amendment, Purchaser increased the offer price to acquire all the outstanding shares of common stock of Skullcandy from $5.75 per share to $6.10 per share in cash, or a total of approximately $188.6 million.

Expected to close in the second half of 2016 for a closing value of approximately $60 million in an all stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement Transition Therapeutics security holders will receive 0.156 shares of OPKO common stock per TTI stock, valued at $1.55 per share of Transition Therapeutics common stock. At the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding share of TTHI Common Stock (other than any shares of TTHI Common Stock held by the Company or any Company affiliate) will be converted and exchanged into shares of Company Common Stock using an exchange rate equal to (i) 6,430,868 divided by (ii) the number of shares of TTHI Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (including shares of TTHI Common Stock deemed to have been issued as a result of the conversion of the TTHI Options, but excluding any shares of TTHI Common Stock held by the Company or any affiliate of the Company). Based on the Q3 2016 Financial Report, TTHI has 38,878,879 shares outstanding and 2,320,812 options outstanding.

Expected to close late in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter of 2016 for a closing value of 4.6 billion in a cash plus stock deal. Under the terms of agreement, shareholders of Media General will receive $10.55 per share in cash and 0.1249 of a share of Nexstar Class A common stock for each Media General share. The agreement includes potential additional consideration in the form of a contingent value right (“CVR”) entitling Media General shareholders to net cash proceeds as received from the sale of Media General’s spectrum in the Federal Communication Commission’s upcoming Incentive Auction.

Expected to close late in the third quarter or fourth quarter of 2016 in an all stock merger. Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals will receive 1.0256 shares of QLT common stock.

Expected to close in February or March, 2017 for a closing value of $18 million. Under the terms of the agreement, TBUSH will acquire WaferGen for an aggregate cash purchase price that will be based on a multiple of WaferGen’s 2016 calendar revenue and capped at $50.0 million, subject to the potential adjustments described below. The multiple will range between 1.0 times up to 3.5 times WaferGen’s full year 2016 revenue. If revenues exceed $9.0 million the multiple will be 3.5.

This is a complex deal with many conditions that make it challenging to determine the actual value of this deal on a per share basis. Using their full year 2015 revenue and applying a multiple of 2.5, we get a rough estimate of $0.95/share and are going to use this price as a placeholder in our database.

This is a complex deal with many conditions that make it challenging to determine the actual value of this deal on a per share basis. Using their full year 2015 revenue and applying a multiple of 2.5, we get a rough estimate of $0.95/share and are going to use this price as a placeholder in our database.

Expectes to close in the first quarter of 2015 in an all stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, each outstanding share of Caesars Acquisition class A common stock will be exchanged for 0.664 share of Caesars Entertainment common stock.

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July 11, 2016: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) and Caesars Acquisition (CACQ) amended their proposed merger agreement, which is intertwined with the $18 billion bankruptcy of the casino company’s main operating unit. Under the amended terms, Caesars Acquisition shareholders will receive 27 percent of the merged entity. Under the original proposal, they would have received 38 percent, according to regulatory filings. A confirmation hearing for CEOC’s Plan of Reorganization has been set for January 17, 2017.

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